Unleashing the Power of Feature Stories in Writing
Feature stories offer a unique way to engage readers by focusing on personal elements and timeless themes compared to the timeliness of news reports. They allow for creativity, entertainment, and emotion, broadening the storytelling landscape. Understanding the distinction between news reports and feature stories helps writers explore diverse topics and captivate audiences.
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News Reports vs. Feature Stories Feature Writing
Agree or disagree: Everyone has a story.
If this is true How many stories are in our school? How many people might have multiple stories? How does what happens every day affect different people/groups differently? Should we ever accept that there s nothing to write about ?
Feature stories can help to broaden, emphasize and amplify the news. Features can tell multiple stories in a variety of ways that appeal to readers and engage them in ways traditional news stories may not.
Whats the difference? News Reports Feature Stories
Whats the difference? News Reports Feature Stories Features focus more on the personal, and sometimes they are less timely than traditional news stories. In fact, sometimes the issues features stories discuss or reveal are timeless. News reports what happened. It is timely and public, and it is often written in a manner that is straight to the point. Features can reveal trends, discuss relationships and provide entertainment, advice, ideas and emotions. Features delay information to keep the reader curious and engaged. How the man tasted the dog bit him, why dog attacks are on the rise, first aid tips for treating dog bites those are features. When a dog bites a man, that s news. Soft News Hard News Features are lighter, friendlier and more casual. Features are written in ways that hook the reader into the story. News is typically a serious, somber topic in inverted pyramid format
With your group: 1. Think of topics that belong in each category. 2. Write 2-3 topics in pencil on your chart 3. Topics may be specific story ideas ( What s to do in New York for Spring ) or general topics (fashion).
Homework: Find one example each of three types of features, each from a different category. Take notes. You may use a newspaper, magazine, TV or online resource. In the notes you bring to our next class: include the source of your feature story, the title, a 2-3 sentence summary of what it was about and which category it falls under. Source Title 2-3 Sentence Summary Feature Category
Exit Ticket: What are three specific things you learned about feature writing today?
